... do things willingly with or without the use of pressure. There is also a need to have a psychological contract with your followers. (Metcalfe, N. 29/11/02.) There is a huge link to a leaders ability to motivate and this is an area I intend to address in a later part of my essay. First of all I would like to look into theories surrounding leadership. The 'Trait' theory, also known as the 'Great Man' theory, suggests that leaders are born and not made, they foster inherent skills and have natural characteristics or personality traits which make them perfect leaders. This theory avoids focusing on the job itself but upon the man or woman who is to perform the job. Drucker (1995)1 described leadership as: "Leadership is of utmost importance. Indeed there is no substitute for it. But leadership cannot be created or promoted. It cannot be taught or learned." Mullins (2002) ...

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